Hello everyone. We're in our pre-state dinner (yes, a "state dinner") frenzy, which means Roxanne may or may not join us today, and if she does, maybe not for long. . . . Here's what's been going on with us, though:

TMZ reports that Lindsay hit a man while leaving a club and then left the scene. Whether the guy was hurt or not I can see him trying to milk the situation. I think the paparazzi should be sued for this. I feel sorry for Lindsay. What do you think?

Another English celebrity is at the White House besides actor Damien Lewis. Apparently actor Hugh Bonneville (aka Robert on Masterpiece's "Downton Abbey") is a mate of PM Cameron as well and scored an invite.

A: Amy Argetsinger

Is that what we're to assume from his twitpic? Okay. The Guardian is calling it official. I'm just a little weirded out to see that the Earl of Grantham is such an avid tweeter.

OK, blast from the past--watching Game Change on HBO over the weekend made me wonder: did the intrepid investigative journalists from the Reliable Source ever figure out what the RNC did with the Palin fashions? Can you please refresh my memory?

A: Roxanne Roberts

Murky at best: The clothes (last reported as in garbage bags in RNC halls) were supposed to be donated. No word, as far as I know, that the names of the organizations were ever revealed---which makes it harder to know if it ever really happened.

Thoughts on whether you liked "Game Change". Makes me shiver to think Palin was actually nominated onto a major party ticket

A: Amy Argetsinger

It was about 15 minutes too long, but otherwise I was very impressed. It's not a very flattering portrait of anyone, but it's very sympathetic. The movie really takes you back to the vibe of August 2008, when Sarah Palin was a genuinely exciting figure to emerge on the scene -- which can be hard to remember at this point.

Do you think the winner of the small donor photo op with the President and First Lady is on the up and up ? Because that small donor couple look pretty photogenic and preppy. I on the other hand would donate a small organ for the chance to dine with the Obamas,

A: Roxanne Roberts

Do I believe they were really small donors? Sure. Does it help that they were photo ops waiting to happen? Couldn't hurt.

Swear I'll make a link. With the coverage of "Game Change" and going all the coverage of when Sarah Palin was announced as John McCain's running mate, I remember that 2008 RNC had all these men willing to go on television and say how beautiful she was and that her looks were a reason to like her. Gave some weight to the idea that if she looked more like Susan Boyle, she wouldn't have been nearly as popular. Now Dennis Kucinich is hardly a "hunk" is the classic sense and his voice is sort of awful. I think if he did look more handsome, you'd see way more liberals lamenting his lost then you do then you do now regardless of the "wacky" label he got.

A: Amy Argetsinger

In defense of Kucinich's voice, he's known to be a very gifted ventriloquist.

Seems to have inherited his late mother's gift of charming the populace and making connnections with those he meets on his travels. Or maybe he's just more relaxed because he's not the HEIR with all those impossible expectations attached to him. Am liking him more as I watch him mature.

A: Amy Argetsinger

Yeah, what you said. See Monica Hesse's excellent story about Prince Harry, spare to the heir, and the blessings/complications of being the sovereign's kid brother.

I get the impression, much like the Duchess of York, Prince Harry is much more well liked by the American press then he is by the English press. Actually the English press gets pretty down on Prince Harry although it's hard to argue with it. Overall, hard to give any positive attention to the House of Windsor when I hear my Irish granddad's words in my head (he was not a fan of the Brits).

A: Amy Argetsinger

Interesting, didn't realize that Harry wasn't universally beloved. Of course, I guess from afar, it's easier for us to forget some of his escapades.

VP Joe Biden is coming to Pittsburgh this Saturday, March 17, for what's -- believe it or not -- the nation's 2nd largest St. Patrick's Day parade. Let's hope the weather's still nice then (in 1993 there was a monumental blizzard on parade-day).

A: Roxanne Roberts

Looking good --almost summery--for Saturday. Why is Pittsburgh's the second largets parade? Assuming Boston is #1, I would have guessed New York or Chicago.

It's so wrong, but when you wrote that the RNC was suppose to donate her wardrobe, I just had a mental image of a homeless shelter in D.C. where all the women were wearing some of Sarah Palin's more famous outfits.

A: Roxanne Roberts

Could be---we'll never know what really happened, or if some or any of the wardrobe actually made it to charities. It was a PR mess from start to finish.

Besides about 78 hours of American Idol? You've missed some zombie plot twists on "The Walking Dead" that would have been intriguing if I still cared. You've missed The Most Controversial "Bachelor" Finale Ever. You've missed a lot of people going on MSNBC to talk about "Game Change." So . . . . no.

Isn't Prince Harry was got wearing a Nazi uniform to a party and also doing a major racist rant against a fellow soldier who was wearing a turban? I'm not stating that alone should define him, but shouldn't be ignored or dismissed so easily either.

A: Amy Argetsinger

That's my point. It may be easier to forget this stuff if you don't live in the U.K.

Prince Harry does seem to have something of a diplomat in him, and Kate seems born for her role, too. She seemed extremely impressive last week during her outings with Elizabeth, Regina, while her husband is sitting around waiting to rescue whatever sheep wander into the ocean.

My great uncle tells the story of one of his own uncles, an Irish immigrant sleeping by the radio in the 1930s, when an alert comes on announcing that George V had just died at the age of 80-something. His uncle stirred slightly, said "serves the bastard right," and went back to sleep.

A: Amy Argetsinger

Ha. That's the kind of heckler you want to have in your E Street screening of "The King's Speech."

Another reason might be the whole taxpayers' expense. We don't pay for his travels, just the Brits. Deep down, I'm just anti-monarchy. Well, anti British monarchy since don't give the other monarchs of Europe or the world much thought.

Just to weave two threads together, GOP strategist Steve Schmidt (Woody Harrelson in "Game Change") says that when Palin was asked who ran the British government, she said it was the Queen. This is a trifecta--funny, pathetic, and scary.

A: Amy Argetsinger

Trust me: If you see the movie, you just end up feeling terrible for everyone in that scene.

I sent you an email about 10 AM - I saw trucks on Woodbine St at Beach Drive this morning, obviously some kind of shoot. Craft service table (tiny) and all. It was the unusual looking house with the pond just up the street from the elementary school. Any ideas who is shooting what? Thanks!

A: Amy Argetsinger

Thanks for the tip -- but nope, sorry, haven't had time to look into it. The small scale makes me think that, at best, it's a commercial or a cable reality show. Why don't you wander over and ask?

So John McCain thinks he should be played by Ben Affleck and Newt Gingrich thinks he should be played by Brad Pitt. At that rate, Denzel Washington can portray Brack Obama and Ryan Gosling can play Joe Biden.

A: Amy Argetsinger

Oh, I'm totally up for seeing that movie. (Though I'm still very keen on the idea of Drake starring as Obama. That's Drake's idea, of course, but it gets my vote.)

Reminds me of a Parks and Rec bit where Leslie is trying to find a man for Anne and puts up photos of these two as what kind of men the team should be looking for. I laughed out loud because though they seem like such disparate choices, I would totally love to date both of them.

A: Roxanne Roberts

Don't know about Ryan, but the veep is regarded as a very nice guy and is devoted to his wife, kids and grandkids. A girl could do a lot worse.

I generally assume Vanity Fair is Gospel truth. That said, what are the Post people thinking about that Vanity Fair story of unrest and bad business decisions at the Post?

A: Amy Argetsinger

Everyone was very eager to see what the story would have to say -- but then it only really rehashed a lot of stuff we already know. Which is fine: Vanity Fair is writing for a large audience that doesn't follow all the insider-media stuff we know about. But it wasn't very revelatory. And it didn't offer a lot of context about what issues for the Post are similar to, or different from, what everyone else in the media business is going through.

If the poster saw Winter's Bone, an unremittingly grim film in which Lawrence really did skin a dead squirrel to help feed her younger siblings, then he or she would not worry about a performance in The Hunger Games.

Seems we have been discussing casting for a long time. So movies normally take this long to get cast, or is this a sign that this movie may not get made. And a follow-up, who would be your selection foe the leads?

A: Amy Argetsinger

I think Don Cheadle would be great, but Forest Whitaker is an excellent choice too.

Don't really imagine him having a post-Mad Men career. He's similar to James Gandolfini. Both were praised for that role and it was hard to except them outside it. Both were in feature films, some were flops and others did well, but neither Hamm or Gandolfini were ever the lead in the film.

Of course they celebrate it. He's the country's patron saint. When I used to live in DC, I remember going to the 4Ps in Cleveland Park (is it still there) on St. Patrick's Day and the prime minister of Ireland was there. So that's a yes.

I was in Ireland for St. Patrick's Day 2011 and it was weird since you did see it here and there with the cheesy hats and green beer. I asked my parents what they used to do on St. Patrick's Day and the answer (of course) was "go to Mass."